''Veruli'' () is a 2017 Indian

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-language action thriller film produced, written and directed by

P. Amudhavanan P. Amudhavanan is an Indian film director who has directed Tamil language films. He made his debut with '' Veruli'' (2017), before working on other ventures including ''Quota'' (2020) and '' Vindhya Victim Verdict V3'' (2023). Career Amudhav ...

. Starring

Abhishek Vinod Abhishek Vinod is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language films. After working as a model, he made his breakthrough as an actor in Veruli as a police inspector which has directed by Amudhavanan P and with a supporting ...

, Syed Subahan,

Ravi Prakash Ravi Prakash is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Career Ravi was born in Vijayawada and grew up in Visakhapatnam, India. After completing his secondary education, he chose to pursue a career in medicine and stu ...

and Archana Singh, the film's original score and soundtrack were composed by V. M. Dinesh Raja and R. S. Raj Prathap, and has cinematography by Siva Prabhu. The film's plotline revolved on potholes in India which have become death traps. The film had a theatrical release across

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on 16 June 2017.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film's director, Amudhavanan, who had previously worked on several short films, chose to make his first film on the topic of road safety. He quit his job at Tata Motors to make the film.

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commenced on 8 April 2016 in

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. The film was shot in Chennai, Chittoor,

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and

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and was completed within 40 days by June 2016. Singer Syed Subhahan made his debut as an actor with this film and portrayed the son of

K. Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor, ...

's character. He was approached by the director Amudhavanan, who was impressed by Syed's speeches on social issues during his participation in the ''Super Singer'' reality show. The film was among actor Shanmugasundaram's final films, as he died in August 2017.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. M. Dinesh Raja and R. S. Raj Prathap.

Marketing

A promotional event for the film was held in January 2017, and was notable for being "paperless". No papers or banners promoting the film were created, and guests were asked to use their smartphone instead and use the SHAREit app to promote the film. Amudhavanan noted "we want to motivate our audience to be socially responsible and want them to travel with us till the release of the movie".

Release and reception

The film had a theatrical release across

on 16 June 2017. A reviewer from ''

Maalai Malar ''Maalai Malar'' is a daily evening Tamil newspaper. It is owned by Daily Thanti group. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in 1977 at Coimbatore. Maalai Malar has twelve editions published from Chennai, Vellore, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Tirunelve ...

'' gave the film a middling review, while noting the screenplay improves as the film develops. Following the film's release, Amudhavanan announced that profits from the film would be spent for social causes and to create awareness on road safety.

References

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